West Philippine Sea
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Water Wars: It’s Time to “Get Used to It” in the South China Sea
This week, the Chinese navy and air force carried out extensive operations—some of them unprecedented—in and around Japanese, Taiwanese, and American territorial waters. Beijing took a defiant tone when the appropriateness of these operations was questioned. Last Thursday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force flew six Xian H-6 bombers over the Miyako Strait, which […]
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Let’s be clear: China would call America’s bluff in the South China Sea
US FONOPs: Game on again in the South China Sea It seems to be widely agreed that Washington’s current policy of well-worn talking points and low-key FONOPS in the South China Sea [SCS] isn’t working. Ely Ratner and I have been debating how to do better. Ely has proposed a more robust approach. He suggests […]
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Bill Hayton: Beijing takes South China Sea ruling seriously
Legal stance modified after last year’s tribunal defeat One year ago, China suffered a massive legal defeat when an international tribunal based in The Hague ruled that the vast majority of Beijing’s extensive claims to maritime rights and resources in the South China Sea were not compatible with international law. Beijing was furious. At an […]
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Russia ordered to pay €5.4 million for seizing Arctic Sunrise.
An international tribunal formed under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea has ruled that Russia will have to pay the Netherlands €5.4 million in damages over the 2013 seizing of Greenpeace’s vessel «Arctic Sunrise» and its crew following the protest against GazpromNeft’s Prirazlomnoye drilling in the eastern Barents Sea. «Russia […]
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One Year after the PCA Tribunal Judgment on the South China Sea
July 12, 2016, otherwise, may not have any special claim in history, but it will surely be remembered for the historic judgement by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Tribunal on the South China Sea Dispute, upholding a rule-based maritime order anchored in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also […]
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Gov’t to roll out plan to develop PH Rise in 2018
MANILA – The Philippine government will roll out its plan of constructing its research and monitoring facility in the Philippine Rise next year, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said Thursday. Previously called the Benham Rise, the resource-rich undersea plateau off the Philippines’ Pacific coast will be developed using the P4-billion additional funds the Department […]
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Bishop criticises South China Sea operations
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Australia continues to oppose the construction of artificial reefs and the militarisation in the South China Sea during her visit to India. Ms Bishop made the comments during her tour of the subcontinent for talks with her Indian counterpart and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The foreign minister said Australia […]
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Asserting sovereignty, Indonesia renames part of South China Sea
Indonesia renamed the northern reaches of its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea on Friday, the latest act of resistance by Southeast Asian nations to China`s territorial ambitions in the maritime region. Jakarta: Indonesia renamed the northern reaches of its exclusive economic zone in the South China […]
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Gov’t Renames South China Sea to North Natuna Sea
JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM – The Government of Indonesia officiated the name of Northern Natuna Waters as North Natuna Sea, to replace the previous name of South China Sea. Arif Havas Oegroseno, Deputy I of Maritime Sovereignty of the Coordinating Maritime Ministry, said in Jakarta on Friday (14/7/2017) that the new name is in line with the […]
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Why Did Indonesia Just Rename Its Part of the South China Sea?
On Friday, Indonesia announced that it had renamed a resource-rich northern portion around its Natuna Islands, which lie in the southern end of the South China Sea, as the North Natuna Sea. The move, which was part of the unveiling of an updated national map that was months in the making, reflects the Southeast Asian […]